HAIGH, Frederick John
| Service Number: | 4704 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 11 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Preston. Victoria, Australia, 10 November 1927, aged 40 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row 1, Grave 1592. Interred on 11 November 1960 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4704, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4704, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps, From the 24th Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Army Service Corps, In France | |
| 20 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train, From Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4704, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
LEONIE CHAFFEY
Frederick was my grandfather altthough he died before i was born, i was never told much about him and this is the first photo i have ever seen of him, he looks so much like my dad, William Henry Haigh, second youngest of the family, as i can recall, Fred was the eldest, then roy, then Myrtle, Eileen who died young, then dad then alphie, our family consisted of me, Leonie Irene Haigh, then Kerri Maree Victoria Haigh, then Paul William Haigh, my Mother was Maisie Irene Haigh (Simpson), i have 2 children, Kerri has 3 Paul none. I hope this little bit of info helps someone, I loved my dad so much.
Submitted 16 April 2026 by LEONIE CHAFFEY
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Haigh and Emma Haigh nee Jenkins of Carlton, Victoria
Husband of Edith Victoria Haigh nee Tomlinson of Union Street, Brunswick, Victoria. Frederick and Edith married in Victoria during 1911c
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 6 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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